USA South Presents Pennies for a Purpose Plaque

Oct 12, 2012

(RALEIGH, NC) - The USA South Athletic Conference recently
presented its and "Pennies for a Purpose" plaque to Meredith
College at its volleyball match versus Methodist on
Wednesday, October 10. USA South Commissioner Rita Wiggs was
on hand to present the award to Jackie Myers,
Meredith Director of Athletics and
two student-athletes, Caroline Cobb (volleyball) and Sara
Cranford (softball).

In an effort to help worthy organizations during the
spring semester, the USA South Student Athlete Advisory Committee
(SAAC) developed, "Pennies for a Purpose", in 2008. Institutions
areencouraged to collect loose change which is later
donated to an organization of their choosing. As a whole, USA South
institutions collected $1,638.91 during last year's campaign!
Meredith earned the 2012 "Pennies for a Purpose" Plaque
after collecting $412.00. The Avenging Angels, along with the
rest of the USA South institutions, chose to
partner with the NCAA Division III National SAAC and donate the
collections to their local Special Olympic
organizations.

"I was extremely proud of our athletes for working so hard last
year to raise money for the Special Olympics," said Sara
Cranford, Meredith Student-Athlete Advisor Committee (SAAC)
President. "We decided to turn Pennies for a Purpose into
a competition between the teams and let each team be
responsible for collecting money on their own through any sort of
fundraiser or any way that they could. It was really fun for me to
see the reps from each team counting their collected change in
hopes that they won the competition, and seeing everyone's
surprised faces when we found out we won the overall competition
was the icing on the cake. But, to see how proud the girls were
that they had raised so much money for a wonderful cause was the
absolute best part, because that's what it’s all about! I'm
so proud of our SAAC girls for all their hard work and I'm looking
forward to raising even more and hopefully winning again this
year!"